[john in springfield]

“Advantage to religious vows and ordination should be barred to those who are afflicted with evil tendencies to homosexuality or pederasty, since for them the common life and the priestly ministry would constitute serious dangers.”

I doubt that those with "evil tendencies to homosexuality or pederasty" are advertising the fact. So how are those ordaining them supposed to know?

It seems to me that one of the best tests of this is: Does the man have a wife and a normal family?

[TASMANIANRED]

You know how liberalism has taken over academia,

Because seminaries are smaller institutions the liberal heads of the institutions recruited them.

For a period of time seminaries became overtly hostile to straight guys wanting to be celibate.

Just a few men in strategic positions have caused untold damage. It wasn’t just gay priests, it was liberal bishops that turned a blind eye to abortion politics, and liberals in the USCCB that gave tons of money to ACORN and other liberal social justice groups.

[blackpacific]

Well, if you read the whole instruction, which can be found here: http://www.papalencyclicals.net/John23/j23religios.htm ,
there are many things to look for in weeding out bad priestly candidates.

Priests are not called to be “normal”, but to a level of perfection that seems odd to the world. The grain of wheat that falls to the ground and dies...to yield a hundred fold.

Normal fatherhood is all consuming, not sure where the time and energy would come from to address the needs of the flock? Obviously the ideal is celibacy.

But it is interesting how gays delight in blaming celibacy for the things they have caused.

[presidio9]

Does the man have a wife and a normal family?

Oh right: Sexual deviants never get married. Your test is idiotic.